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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of computer and other electronic aids for smoking cessation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	2012	School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) Periodical, Abbrev. Health Technol.Assess. Pub Date Free Form Volume 16 Issue 38 Start Page 1 Other Pages 205, iii-v Notes LR: 20150203; GR: 08/60/01/Department of Health/United Kingdom; GR: G0800800/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom; GR: G0802413/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom; GR: HTA/08/60/01/Department of Health/United Kingdom; JID: 9706284; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 2046-4924; 1366-5278 Accession Number PMID: 23046909 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review; IM DOI 10.3310/hta16380 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23046909 Abstract BACKGROUND: Smoking is harmful to health. On average, lifelong smokers lose 10 years of life, and about half of all lifelong smokers have their lives shortened by smoking. Stopping smoking reverses or prevents many of these harms. However, cessation services in the NHS achieve variable success rates with smokers who want to quit. Approaches to behaviour change can be supplemented with electronic aids, and this may significantly increase quit rates and prevent a proportion of cases that relapse. OBJECTIVE: The primary research question we sought to answer was: What is the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of internet, pc and other electronic aids to help people stop smoking? We addressed the following three questions: (1) What is the effectiveness of internet sites, computer programs, mobile telephone text messages and other electronic aids for smoking cessation and/or reducing relapse? (2) What is the cost-effectiveness of incorporating internet sites, computer programs, mobile telephone text messages and other electronic aids into current nhs smoking cessation programmes? and (3) What are the current gaps in research into the effectiveness of internet sites, computer programs, mobile telephone text messages and other electronic aids to help people stop smoking? DATA SOURCES: For the effectiveness review, relevant primary studies were sought from The Cochrane Library [Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)] 2009, Issue 4, and MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), PsycINFO (Ovid), Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC) (Ovid) and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) (EBSCOhost) from 1980 to December 2009. In addition, NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) were searched for information on cost-effectiveness and modelling for the same period. Reference lists of included studies and of relevant systematic reviews were examined to identify further potentially relevant studies. Research registries of ongoing studies including National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Portfolio Database, Current Controlled Trials and ClinicalTrials.gov were also searched, and further information was sought from contacts with experts. REVIEW METHODS: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs evaluating smoking cessation programmes that utilise computer, internet, mobile telephone or other electronic aids in adult smokers were included in the effectiveness review. Relevant studies of other design were included in the cost-effectiveness review and supplementary review. Pair-wise meta-analyses using both random- and fixed-effects models were carried out. Bayesian mixed-treatment comparisons (MTCs) were also performed. A de novo decision-analytical model was constructed for estimating the cost-effectiveness of interventions. Expected value of perfect information (EVPI) was calculated. Narrative synthesis of key themes and issues that may influence the acceptability and usability of electronic aids was provided in the supplementary review. RESULTS: This effectiveness review included 60 RCTs/quasi-RCTs reported in 77 publications. Pooled estimate for prolonged abstinence [relative risk (RR) = 1.32, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.21 to 1.45] and point prevalence abstinence (RR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.22) suggested that computer and other electronic aids increase the likelihood of cessation compared with no intervention or generic self-help materials. There was no significant difference in effect sizes between aid to cessation studies (which provide support to smokers who are ready to quit) and cessation induction studies (which attempt to encourage a cessation attempt in smokers who are not yet ready to quit). Results from MTC also showed small but significant intervention effect (time to relapse, mean hazard ratio 0.87, 95% credible interval 0.83 to 0.92). Cost-threshold analyses indicated some form of elect Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Chen,Y.F., Madan,J., Welton,N., Yahaya,I., Aveyard,P., Bauld,L., Wang,D., Fry-Smith,A., Munafo,M.R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Awareness and determinants of electronic cigarette use among Finnish adolescents in 2013: a population-based study	2015	School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.; Department of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.; School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.; School of	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 24 Issue e4 Start Page e264 Other Pages 70 Notes LR: 20160129; CI: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/; JID: 9209612; OID: NLM: PMC4717372; OTO: NO Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 24827977 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051512 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24827977 Abstract BACKGROUND: A wide range of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are now on the market. We studied e-cigarette awareness and use, determinants and sources of e-cigarettes, the e-liquids used in them and exposure to e-cigarette advertisements among adolescents in Finland. Among smokers, we studied the association of e-cigarette use and interest in smoking cessation. METHOD: Data were obtained from a national survey of 12-18-year-old Finnish adolescents in 2013 (N=3535, response rate 38%). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used. RESULTS: Of the respondents, 85.3% knew what e-cigarettes were; 17.4% had tried them. E-liquids with nicotine were used most often (65.7%); also those who had never tried conventional cigarettes had used them. Of e-cigarette ever users, 8.3% had never tried smoking. Parents' high level of education, being in employment, and intact family protected against children's e-cigarette use. In the final model, daily smoking (OR 41.35; 95% CI 25.2 to 67.8), snus use (2.96; 2.4-4.0), waterpipe use (2.21; 1.6-3.0), children's vocational education (2.06; 1.4-3.1) and poor school performance (1.92; 1.4-3.0) were associated with e-cigarette experimentation. Those smokers with most experience of e-cigarettes were least likely to consider smoking cessation. CONCLUSIONS: Awareness and experimentation with e-cigarettes are high among adolescents, especially in older age groups and boys. Nicotine e-liquids are easy to acquire for youth. Having similar risk factors, e-cigarette use seems to follow the model of conventional smoking initiation. Among adolescent smokers, use of e-cigarettes does not clearly relate to interest in smoking cessation. Preventive policies are needed to protect the youth. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kinnunen,J.M., Ollila,H., El-Amin,Sel-T., Pere,L.A., Lindfors,P.L., Rimpela,A.H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140514 PMCID PMC4717372 Editors
What Online Communities Can Tell Us About Electronic Cigarettes and Hookah Use: A Study Using Text Mining and Visualization Techniques	2015	School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States. atchen@email.unc.edu.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of medical Internet research Periodical, Abbrev. J.Med.Internet Res. Pub Date Free Form 29-Sep Volume 17 Issue 9 Start Page e220 Other Pages Notes LR: 20160113; GR: U01 CA154280/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 100959882; OID: NLM: PMC4642380; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/04/13 [received]; 2015/07/25 [accepted]; epublish Place of Publication Canada ISSN/ISBN 1438-8871; 1438-8871 Accession Number PMID: 26420469 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.2196/jmir.4517 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26420469 Abstract BACKGROUND: The rise in popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and hookah over recent years has been accompanied by some confusion and uncertainty regarding the development of an appropriate regulatory response towards these emerging products. Mining online discussion content can lead to insights into people's experiences, which can in turn further our knowledge of how to address potential health implications. In this work, we take a novel approach to understanding the use and appeal of these emerging products by applying text mining techniques to compare consumer experiences across discussion forums. OBJECTIVE: This study examined content from the websites Vapor Talk, Hookah Forum, and Reddit to understand people's experiences with different tobacco products. Our investigation involves three parts. First, we identified contextual factors that inform our understanding of tobacco use behaviors, such as setting, time, social relationships, and sensory experience, and compared the forums to identify the ones where content on these factors is most common. Second, we compared how the tobacco use experience differs with combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Third, we investigated differences between e-cigarette and hookah use. METHODS: In the first part of our study, we employed a lexicon-based extraction approach to estimate prevalence of contextual factors, and then we generated a heat map based on these estimates to compare the forums. In the second and third parts of the study, we employed a text mining technique called topic modeling to identify important topics and then developed a visualization, Topic Bars, to compare topic coverage across forums. RESULTS: In the first part of the study, we identified two forums, Vapor Talk Health & Safety and the Stopsmoking subreddit, where discussion concerning contextual factors was particularly common. The second part showed that the discussion in Vapor Talk Health & Safety focused on symptoms and comparisons of combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and the Stopsmoking subreddit focused on psychological aspects of quitting. Last, we examined the discussion content on Vapor Talk and Hookah Forum. Prominent topics included equipment, technique, experiential elements of use, and the buying and selling of equipment. CONCLUSIONS: This study has three main contributions. Discussion forums differ in the extent to which their content may help us understand behaviors with potential health implications. Identifying dimensions of interest and using a heat map visualization to compare across forums can be helpful for identifying forums with the greatest density of health information. Additionally, our work has shown that the quitting experience can potentially be very different depending on whether or not e-cigarettes are used. Finally, e-cigarette and hookah forums are similar in that members represent a "hobbyist culture" that actively engages in information exchange. These differences have important implications for both tobacco regulation and smoking cessation intervention design. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Chen,A.T., Zhu,S.H., Conway,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150929 PMCID PMC4642380 Editors
Chloroquine sensitizes biofilms of Candida albicans to antifungal azoles	2013	School of Life Sciences, SRTM University, Nanded, MS 431606, India.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases Periodical, Abbrev. Braz.J.Infect.Dis. Pub Date Free Form Jul-Aug Volume 17 Issue 4 Start Page 395 Other Pages 400 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2013; JID: 9812937; 0 (Antifungal Agents); 0 (Azoles); 0 (Echinocandins); 7XU7A7DROE (Amphotericin B); 886U3H6UFF (Chloroquine); F0XDI6ZL63 (caspofungin); OTO: NOTNLM; 2012/07/26 [received]; 2012/10/31 [revised]; 2012/11/01 [accepted]; 2 Place of Publication Brazil ISSN/ISBN 1678-4391; 1413-8670 Accession Number PMID: 23602464 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.11.002 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23602464 Abstract Biofilms formed by Candida albicans, a human pathogen, are known to be resistant to different antifungal agents. Novel strategies to combat the biofilm associated Candida infections like multiple drug therapy are being explored. In this study, potential of chloroquine to be a partner drug in combination with four antifungal agents, namely fluconazole, voriconazole, amphotericin B, and caspofungin, was explored against biofilms of C. albicans. Activity of various concentrations of chloroquine in combination with a particular antifungal drug was analyzed in a checkerboard format. Growth of biofilm in presence of drugs was analyzed by XTT-assay, in terms of relative metabolic activity compared to that of drug free control. Results obtained by XTT-metabolic assay were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. The interactions between chloroquine and four antifungal drugs were determined by calculating fractional inhibitory concentration indices. Azole resistance in biofilms was reverted significantly (p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Editora Ltda Data Source Authors Shinde,R.B., Raut,J.S., Chauhan,N.M., Karuppayil,S.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130418 PMCID Editors
Triboelectric sensor for self-powered tracking of object motion inside tubing	2014	School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full ACS nano Periodical, Abbrev. ACS Nano Pub Date Free Form 22-Apr Volume 8 Issue 4 Start Page 3843 Other Pages 3850 Notes JID: 101313589; 2014/03/06 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1936-086X; 1936-0851 Accession Number PMID: 24601547 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DOI 10.1021/nn500695q [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24601547 Abstract We report a self-powered, single-electrode-based triboelectric sensor (SE-TES) array for detecting object motion inside of a plastic tube. This innovative, cost-effective, simple-designed SE-TES consists of thin-film-based ring-shaped Cu electrodes and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube. On the basis of the coupling effect between triboelectrification and electrostatic induction, the sensor generates electric output signals in response to mechanical motion of an object (such as a ball) passing through the electrodes. An array of Cu electrodes linearly aligned along the tube enables the detection of location and speed of the moving steel ball inside. The signal-to-noise ratio of this fabricated device reached 5.3 x 10(3). Furthermore, we demonstrated real-time monitoring and mapping of the motion characteristics of the steel ball inside the tube by using a seven-unit array of electrode channels arranged along the tube. Triggered by the output current signal, LED bulbs were utilized as real-time indicators of the position of a rolling ball. In addition, the SE-TES also shows the capability of detecting blockage in a water pipe. This work demonstrates potentially widespread applications of the triboelectric sensor in a self-powered tracking system, blockage detection, flow control, and logistics monitoring. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Su,Y., Zhu,G., Yang,W., Yang,J., Chen,J., Jing,Q., Wu,Z., Jiang,Y., Wang,Z.L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140306 PMCID Editors
Overview of the epidemiology methods and applications: strengths and limitations of observational study designs	2010	School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Critical reviews in food science and nutrition Periodical, Abbrev. Crit.Rev.Food Sci.Nutr. Pub Date Free Form Volume 50 Suppl 1 Issue Start Page 10 Other Pages 12 Notes LR: 20150205; GR: P30 CA091842/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: P30 CA091842-03/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 8914818; NIHMS248244; OID: NLM: NIHMS248244; OID: NLM: PMC3024848; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1549-7852; 1040-8398 Accession Number PMID: 21132580 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1080/10408398.2010.526838 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 21132580 Abstract The impact of study design on the results of medical research has long been an area of both substantial debate and a smaller body of empirical research. Examples come from many disciplines within clinical and public health research. Among the early major contributions in the 1970s was work by Mosteller and colleagues (Gilbert et al., 1997), who noted that innovations in surgery and anesthesia showed greater gains than standard therapy when nonrandomized, controlled trials were evaluated compared with the gains reported in randomized, controlled trials. More recently, we and others have evaluated the impact of design in medical and surgical research, and concluded that the mean gain comparing new therapies to established therapies was biased by study design in nonrandomized trials (Colditz et al., 1989; Miller et al., 1989). Benson and Hartz (2000) conducted a study in which they focused only on studies reported after 1985. On the basis of 136 reports of 19 diverse treatments, Benson and Hartz concluded that in only 2 of the 19 analyses did the combined data from the observational studies lie outside the 95% confidence interval for the combined data from the randomized trials. A similar study drew only on data reported from 1991 to 1995, which showed remarkably similar results among observational studies and randomized, controlled trials (Concato et al., 2000). These more recent data suggest that advancing the study design and analytic methods may reduce bias in some evaluations of medical and public health interventions. Such methods apply not only to the original studies, but also to the approaches that are taken to quantitatively combine results by using meta-analytic approaches such as random effects meta-regression, Bayesian meta-analysis, and the like (Normand, 1999). By focusing attention on thorough data analysis, design issues can be understood and their impact or bias can be estimated, on average, and then ideally accounted for in the interpretation of data. Before discussing dietary data, let us first consider some of the more clearly delineated preventive exposures. Issues of study design have been addressed in terms of combining randomized trials and observational studies in evaluating preventive interventions such as Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination (Colditz et al., 1994) and mammography screening (Desmissie et al., 1998). When one is interpreting the apparent heterogeneity in the results, it is important to step back and ask what is the relationship being evaluated under these different study designs? For example, a randomized, controlled trial uses the intention-to-treat analysis to preserve the merit of randomization. Such an analysis does not evaluate the exposure-disease relationship, but rather examines the impact of offering a new therapy versus an alternative therapy (regardless of adherence to the intervention, or control or placebo). On the other hand, a case-control study or a prospective cohort study will evaluate the impact of the screening test among those participants who were screened as compared with those who were never screened. In prevention studies, the design raises major issues of the timing of the exposure in the natural history of disease and also the adherence to therapy by healthy research volunteers. Case-control studies of preventive interventions such as screening mammography and prospective population-based studies of pap smears have capitalized on this variation in time since the last screen to evaluate the protective interval for a screening test (IARC Work Group, 1986). In contrast, a trial must choose a level of exposure, such as annual mammography screenings or colon screenings every 10 years with a colonoscopy, regardless of the evolving evidence on the duration of protection after a negative screening test. Continuing with the mammography example, a detailed study by Demissie and colleagues (1998) combined data from seven randomized trials and six case-control studies that Descriptors Causality, Epidemiologic Methods, Epidemiologic Studies, Humans, Mass Screening, Observation, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Research Design Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Colditz,G. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC3024848 Editors
The electronic cigarette: the new cigarette of the 21st century?	2014	School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.; School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.; School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.; Sch	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia Periodical, Abbrev. J.Bras.Pneumol. Pub Date Free Form Oct Volume 40 Issue 5 Start Page 564 Other Pages 572 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 101222274; 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); OID: NLM: PMC4263338; 2014/01/13 [received]; 2014/06/27 [accepted]; ppublish Place of Publication Brazil ISSN/ISBN 1806-3756; 1806-3713 Accession Number PMID: 25410845 Language eng; por SubFile Journal Article; Review; IM DOI S1806-37132014000500564 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25410845 Abstract The electronic nicotine delivery system, also known as the electronic cigarette, is generating considerable controversy, not only in the general population but also among health professionals. Smokers the world over have been increasingly using electronic cigarettes as an aid to smoking cessation and as a substitute for conventional cigarettes. There are few available data regarding the safety of electronic cigarettes. There is as yet no evidence that electronic cigarettes are effective in treating nicotine addiction. Some smokers have reported using electronic cigarettes for over a year, often combined with conventional cigarettes, thus prolonging nicotine addiction. In addition, the increasing use of electronic cigarettes by adolescents is a cause for concern. The objective of this study was to describe electronic cigarettes and their components, as well as to review the literature regarding their safety; their impact on smoking initiation and smoking cessation; and regulatory issues related to their use. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Knorst,M.M., Benedetto,I.G., Hoffmeister,M.C., Gazzana,M.B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4263338 Editors
Dual tobacco user subtypes in the U.S. Air Force: dependence, attitudes, and other correlates of use	2014	School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA;; Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN;; Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clini	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Sep Volume 16 Issue 9 Start Page 1216 Other Pages 1223 Notes LR: 20160701; CI: (c) The Author 2014; GR: CA141567/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: CA141567-04S1/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: CA141661/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: DA036510/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: DA036510-S2/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 24721813 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntu056 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24721813 Abstract INTRODUCTION: To describe the characteristics associated with patterns of daily and dual tobacco use among U.S. Air Force (USAF) personnel transitioning from basic military training to technical training. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey of USAF personnel in Technical Training School at Lackland Air Force Base (N = 8,956, response rate: 73%). Logistic regression analyzed the association of predictor variables between daily smokers, daily smokeless tobacco (ST) users, daily smokers who used ST nondaily, daily ST users who smoked cigarettes nondaily, and daily users of both cigarettes and ST. RESULTS: Compared to daily smokers, participants who were daily smokers/nondaily ST users were more likely to be male, would use ST and multiple forms of tobacco in the future, reported more friends using ST and cigarettes, and were more susceptible to tobacco advertising. Compared to daily ST users, daily ST users/nondaily cigarette users were more likely to live in the Midwest, would use multiple forms of tobacco in the future, reported more friends smoked cigarettes and used ST, and were more likely to try a product that claimed to be safer than cigarettes. Daily users of both cigarettes and ST were significantly more likely to be nicotine dependent than daily smokers/nondaily ST users and daily ST users/nondaily smokers. CONCLUSIONS: Dual users are heterogeneous groups of tobacco users who are at high risk for continued tobacco use. Daily users of both cigarettes and ST have higher levels of nicotine dependence, even when compared to other dual users. Specific interventions targeted at dual users are needed in this increasingly prevalent and high-risk population. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher . Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Data Source Authors Kram,Y., Klesges,R.C., Ebbert,J.O., Talcott,W., Neilands,T.B., Ling,P.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140410 PMCID PMC4184397 Editors
Are quit attempts among U.S. female nurses who smoke different from female smokers in the general population? An analysis of the 2006/2007 tobacco use supplement to the current population survey	2012	School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, 700 Tiverton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. lsarna@sonnet.ucla.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMC women's health Periodical, Abbrev. BMC Womens Health Pub Date Free Form 19-Mar Volume 12 Issue Start Page 4 Other Pages 12/4/6874 Notes LR: 20150225; JID: 101088690; OID: NLM: PMC3328253; 2011/10/31 [received]; 2012/03/19 [accepted]; 2012/03/19 [aheadofprint]; epublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1472-6874; 1472-6874 Accession Number PMID: 22429917 Language eng SubFile Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1186/1472-6874-12-4 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22429917 Abstract BACKGROUND: Smoking is a significant women's health issue. Examining smoking behaviors among occupational groups with a high prevalence of women may reveal the culture of smoking behavior and quit efforts of female smokers. The purpose of this study was to examine how smoking and quitting characteristics (i.e., ever and recent quit attempts) among females in the occupation of nursing are similar or different to those of women in the general population. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current Population Survey 2006/2007 were used to compare smoking behaviors of nurses (n = 2, 566) to those of non-healthcare professional women (n = 93, 717). Smoking characteristics included years of smoking, number of cigarettes, and time to first cigarette with smoking within the first 30 minutes as an indicator of nicotine dependence. Logistic regression models using replicate weights were used to determine correlates of ever and previous 12 months quit attempts. RESULTS: Nurses had a lower smoking prevalence than other women (12.1% vs 16.6%, p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Sarna,L., Bialous,S.A., Nandy,K., Yang,Q. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20120319 PMCID PMC3328253 Editors
Electronic cigarette use and its association with smoking in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents	2015	School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.; School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: syho@hku.hk.; School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.; School of Public Heal	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addictive Behaviors Periodical, Abbrev. Addict.Behav. Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 50 Issue Start Page 124 Other Pages 127 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 7603486; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/02/09 [received]; 2015/04/09 [revised]; 2015/06/16 [accepted]; 2015/06/24 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1873-6327; 0306-4603 Accession Number PMID: 26132536 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.06.037 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26132536 Abstract BACKGROUND: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are increasingly used in adolescents with unknown impacts on conventional cigarette smoking. We examined the associations of e-cigarette use with smoking intention, nicotine addiction and smoking cessation in Chinese adolescents. METHODS: A total of 45,128 students (age 14.6 +/- 1.9; boys 51.4%) from 75 randomly selected schools in Hong Kong reported e-cigarette use (in the past 30 days), conventional cigarette use and socio-demographic characteristics in an anonymous questionnaire survey. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of intention to smoke, morning smoking urge, intention to quit and quit attempts; and beta-coefficient (beta) of cigarette consumption per day were calculated in relation to e-cigarette use. RESULTS: E-cigarette use was associated with intention to smoke with an AOR (95% CI) of 1.74 (1.30-2.31) in all students, 2.18 (1.12-4.23) in never and 2.79 (2.05-3.79) in ever smokers (non-significant interaction by smoking status). The associations were also significant in experimental and former smokers but not in current smokers. In current smokers, e-cigarette use was significantly associated with heavier smoking (beta 2.54, 95% CI 1.28-3.81) and morning smoking urge (AOR 2.54, 95% CI 1.50-3.11), and non-significantly associated with lower quit intention (0.76, 0.52-1.09) and attempts (0.80, 0.56-1.23). CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use was associated with smoking intention in never, experimental and former smokers in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. In current smokers, e-cigarette use was associated with nicotine addiction but not quit intention and attempts. Prospective studies with detailed measurements on e-cigarette use are warranted for further studies. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Wang,M.P., Ho,S.Y., Leung,L.T., Lam,T.H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150624 PMCID Editors

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